ARENAC COUNTY — Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) Director Don Koivisto has announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved shrinking the state’s Bovine Tuberculosis … more

If your family is welcoming not only a new year, but also a new member, post the birth announcement below as a comment. Photos of the New Year’s babies can be posted online, or e-mailed to … more

STANDISH — St. Mary’s of Michigan Standish Hospital is offering county residents with health issues a chance to get on the right PATH. The hospital is offering a PATH (Personal Action Toward … more

STANDISH — After 40 years of working in Arenac County, JoAnn Swartz is calling it a career as of New Year’s Eve. Swartz, a Circuit Court administrator, is retiring today, leaving behind what … more

Updated Dec. 29 at 11:40 a.m. OGEMAW COUNTY — A 14-year-old boy was killed in a snowmobile accident late Monday evening. According to a press release from the Michigan State Police, Alex … more

AuGRES — The completion of cross dams in one section of the AuGres River will prevent parts of the river from freezing and Drain Commissioner Larry Davis wants to make sure people using the river … more

ARENAC COUNTY — Two grant project categories in the $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) specifically cite the Saginaw Bay, where E. Coli was discovered this summer off the shores … more

ARENAC COUNTY — Despite Christmas travel, there were only 12 accidents reported on Christmas Eve, Christmas and the ensuing weekend. Sheriff James Mosciski said the combination of roads that … more

ARENAC COUNTY — The county’s government intends to spend its most recent allocation of gaming funds from the Saginaw-Chippewa Indian Tribe on several different county projects. At the Dec. 22 … more

WHITNEY TOWNSHIP — The Whitney Township Planning Commission will get a better idea on Jan. 4 of what Saginaw Valley State University has in mind for its proposed Charity Island research … more